Breast reduction, technically known as Reduction Mammaplasty, is a surgical procedure designed to reduce the size and shape of a woman’s breast. Patients with very large, pendulous breasts may experience a variety of medical problems, such as:

• Back and neck pain
• Skin irritation
• Skeletal deformities
• Breathing problems
• Indentations in shoulders from bra straps

The procedure removes fat, glandular tissue, and skin from the breasts, making them smaller, lighter, and firmer. It can also reduce the size of the areola, the darker skin surrounding the nipple. The surgeon’s goal is to achieve smaller, better-shaped breasts that are in proportion with the rest of the patient’s body.

In general, women seek breast reduction surgery because of extra-large breasts, a condition that is known as breast hypertrophy. Breast hypertrophy normally occurs in both breasts and happens at puberty or soon afterward. Over-enlargement of breasts can also occur during pregnancy.

LA Center have one of the Top California Breast Surgeons having performed thousands of breast surgeries, them can successfully do a breast reduction for you at his Los Angeles Surgical center.

LA Center will evaluate you to determine if you are a good candidate for breast reduction. Among other points, the best candidates for breast reduction surgery are happy, normal women whose oversized breasts cause health and medical problems, interfere with routine activities, cause self-consciousness, or even disrupt sleep.

Can a Man Get a Breast Reduction?

Although breast reductions are normally thought of as a woman’s surgery, there are in fact a large number of men who undertake this procedure as well. Men who experience swelling of the male breast tissue are said to have gynecomastia. This condition is more commonly referred to as “man boobs,” or occasionally “moobs.”

These men often get teased and they frequently feel uncomfortable going swimming and performing other activities that require them to be shirtless. Although this can be an uncomfortable condition, it really is very prevalent.

Male breast reduction surgery can help to reduce this swelling and improve a man’s look and self-esteem.

The Best candidates for a BREAST REDUCTION

In general, the best candidates for breast reduction are women of 18 years of age or older, mature enough to fully understand the procedure, not currently pregnant or breastfeeding, not intending to breastfeed in the future and in good physical and psychological health.

Weight loss can often reduce the size of the breasts, and should be tried first, although some women’s breasts are excessively large even when they are quite thin.

Before you decide to have surgery, think carefully about your expectations and discuss them with your surgeon.